Washing-machine



l H. F. SNYDEH.

WASHING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED ocr. s. 1915.

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Patented June 21, 1921.

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HGVTAJEMD l1".v SNYDEER, F NEWTN, 10WA,'ASSGNOR T0 THE MAYTAG COIJPANY, OF NEWTON, IOWA, A GORPORATION OF lOl/NA.

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Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented d une .21, l92l Application led October 6, 1915. Serial No. 54.351.

performing washing, including driving de-- vices, gearing, a washing machine and a platform to accommodate an eXtra tub.

llt is an object of the invention to provide a washing machine of light, simple, compact construction in which all of the gears are well protected.l l

lt is another object of this invention to provide a washing machine having a conceal'ed driving gearing including a reversefor a wringer.

llt is another object of the invention to provide a washing machine having driving mechanism located underneath the tub and in combination. with a dolly mechanism projecting upwardly' from the bottom thereof. A Y

lt is another object of the invention to provide a swinging wringer support combined with the other features above enumerated in a new and desirable fashion. Other objects andadvantages of the invention will appear as the description to follow proceeds :-g

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete washing machine. lFig. 2 is an end elevation thereof partly in section..

lfig is a horizontal sectional view of the machine showing'the driving connections.,

Fig. ll is a detailed cross-sectional view of the gear bon in the wringer support.

lFig. 5 is a detailed cross-sectional view of the reversing gear.

lnthe drawings, 1 represents generally a stand constructed of angle irons and metal plates and having legs 2 provided with casters 3 whereby the entire machine may be easily rolled about from place to place. Rigidly secured to the stand 1 as by means of the interval brackets l is a corrugated metallic tub 5, preferably made of aluminum and having a dome shaped top 6 and a constricted bottom 7 as shown in the drawings. The tub 5 is situated adgacent Aone endA of the stand leaving a platform 8 for the reception of a tub, clothes basket or other container.

rlhe main shaft 9 of the machine is mounted at one end in a bearing 10 secured to one leg of the stand 'and at the other end in one of the live bearings 10 forming a part of a casting 11. The casting 11 comprises a bracket secured to one side at one end of the stand and is provided with a vertical bearing 12 for the accommodation of the wringer shaft 13. Bolted to the casting 11 is a casing 14C for a crown gear. Loosely mounted upon the main shaft 9, and interposed between the bearings 10 upon the casting 11, are beveled pinions 15 in mesh with the crown ear 16 firmly mounted upon the shaft 13. etween the beveled pinions 15, and splined to the shaft 9 is a clutch 17 which may be shifted to engage either beveled pinion or into neutral position as shown in Fig. 5. The shifting means comprises a fork 13 mounted upon a rock shaft 19, mounted in bearings 2O in the stand Aextending across the stand and being pro vided at its end opposite from the shaft 13 with an operating handle 21 which is provided with a rib 22 to engage one of the.

notches upon a plate secured to the. stand, thus setting the 'clutch 17 in either of the three positions above described. l spring 23 serves to hold'the handle 21 in adjusted position. 'llhe shaft 13 projects upwardly adjacent the tub 5. and has bearings in a bracket 2d secured to the tub, which bracket at its lower end 25 is integral with the beari ing 12 for the shaft 13, and at its upper end is provided with another bearing 26 for the same shaft. Rigidly secured to the tub is a cup shaped member 27 havin at its center for the shaft 13 andD being provided witli a plurality of notches 28. Rotatively mounted in this cup shaped bearing is the circular bottom of a gear box 29 which is provided with a depending leg 30 having at its bottom a .collar 31 resting upon the bearing 12. The shaft 13 projects upwardly through the gear box 29 and is provided ytherein with a loose gear 32 and with a 0* a bearing clutch 33 operated by a fork 34C, mounted lupon a rock shaft 35 in turn operated by the handle 36 outside the gear box. Secured to the gear box by bolts such as 37 is a wringer comprising lower arms 38; upper arms 39 r-in which the lower and -upper rolls 40 and Ll1 are mounted and havingl integrally formed casings 42 and 43 for the lower and upper rolls and an instantaneous releasing mechanism comprising '1T-head bolts 44:, passing through the lower arms 38 and adapted to draw down the upper roll by means of springs 45, which bolts when turned;` come into register at their heads with openings in the upper arms to instantaneously release the Wringer rolls without changing the tension of the springs. rthe handle and 'crank and link construction 50 serve toturn both bolts, simultaneously. The construction of the wringer thus described is the subject-matter of a copending application in which it is set out in more detail.

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-one end against a pin 5t through the rod and at its other end against one of the 'de- The rod 52 is provided with a handle 55; at its inner end it is adapted to engage in one of the openings 28.

lFrom this construction, it will be immediately seen that by pulling the rod 52 outmay be swung about the vertical shaft 13 and locked in an adjusted position by the engagement of the rod '52 in one of the notches 28. The lower wringer roll shaft projects through the gear box 29 and is provided with a gear 32l in mesh with the gear 32.

rllhe washing machine shown is provided`- with a dolly which projects upwardly from the bottom of the tub, the precise construction of the dolly and its operating mechanism being the subject-matter of a co-pending application. 1t is suflicient to say here that the dolly shaft is provided with a gear 61 which is oscillated by engagement with a rack 62 having Hanges 63 which embrace the gear 61 and which is held to its work by the rest 61 depending from the bot- I tom of the tub. The rack 62 is made integral with a link 65 which is pivotally conangle iron 71 secured to cross bars 72 atl either end of the stand and is equipped with a forwardly and downwardly extending frame comprising side pieces 73, having split 'bearings 74 upon the shaft 9. rllhe main shaft 7-51of the motor projects outv wardly between the side piecesl 7 3 and is provided with a worm which drives the spi-l ral 'gear' 76 loose on shaft 9. The gear 76 is 'located' between two friction faces 78,

one of which (not shown) is mounted on the spider 79 keyedto theshaft 9, and the other v of which is forcedagamstthe opposite side ,ofgear v76 by spring 8O whichrests at its asentar latory shaft in said support, av horizontal driving shaft, a vertical driven shaft having a gear thereon, a pinion on said driving shaft for driving said gear, a crank on said gear, connections between said crank and said vertical oscillatoryshaft for driving the same.

2. 1n apparatus of the class described, a stand, a support thereon, a vertical oscillatory shaft in said support, means for oscillating said oscillatory shaft, a horizontal driving shaft, a'vertical driven shaft, ccnnections including a revoluble clutch between said horizontal shaft and said vertical drive shaft, said connections also including means for operating said oscillating means.

3. 1n apparatus of the .class described, a

stand, a support thereon, a'vertical oscillatory shaft in said support, means for operating said oscillatory shaft, a horizontal shaft mounted in said stand, a vertical, driven shaft, driving connections including a reversing clutch 'between saidhorizontal shaft and said vertical shaft, .means for shifting said clutch longitudinally to manipulate said driving connections, said driv- Y ing connections also including means for operating said oscillating means.

1l. 1n apparatus of the class described, a stand, a support thereon, a vertical oscillatory shaft in said support, a horizontall driving shaft, a vertical driven shaft, driving connection between said horizontalxshaft and sai-d vertical driven shaft, said connection also including means to operate said oscillatory shaft. v

5. 1n apparatus of the class described, a stand, a support thereon, a vertical oscillatory shaft in said support, a horizontal driving shaft, a vertical driven shaft, driving connection between said horizontal shaft and said vertical driven shaft, said connection also including means to operate said oscillatory shaft, a prime mover, and slip connections between said prime mover and said horizontal shaft whereby if one becomes ilo locked the other may continue to rotate for H. E GA'LUSHA, Sranns, j 

